Mother: Luke Bryan Foundation has no plans to fold

COLLINGDALE — The former wife of the Collingdale man under investigation for allegedly stealing $2 million from his employer says the charitable foundation named in honor of their late son has no plans to fold.

Christa Bryan said Wednesday that the Luke Bryan Foundation, founded by friends of the Bryans after the November 2005 death of their 16-month-old son, remains operational.

“We have not met as a committee,” Bryan said of the foundation’s directors. “We’re waiting to do our next event, which will be a walk in the spring.”

The foundation’s annual golf outing was cancelled this year, she said, because of the rumors of James’ alleged misdeeds.

“We did not have our golf outing because of all the issues surrounding us right now,” Bryan said.

A Delaware County District Attorney’s spokesperson said that the Luke Bryan Foundation was not part of the investigation into James Bryan’s alleged theft from his former employer, Wescott Electric in Aston.

Christa Bryan said that James was a part of the committee but was not the founder. She also said that James did not have access to the charity’s funds.

“The checks and the accounts, Jim did not handle,” Bryan said. “He did not have access to sign checks for the organization. We put other people in charge of that.”

The Luke Bryan Foundation has raised more than $50,000 for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in addition to donating to families in need in the Collingdale community.